commater
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From com- (“joint”) + māter (“mother”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /komˈmaː.ter/, [kɔmˈmäːt̪ɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /komˈma.ter/, [komˈmäːt̪er]
Noun[edit]
commāter f (genitive commātris); third declension
- (Late Latin) godmother (in relation to godchild or fellow godparent or parent)
- (informal) a female companion, buddy
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | commāter | commātrēs |
| Genitive | commātris | commātrum |
| Dative | commātrī | commātribus |
| Accusative | commātrem | commātrēs |
| Ablative | commātre | commātribus |
| Vocative | commāter | commātrēs |
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- commater in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.